Calf-weaner.



L. R. DEHLER.

OALF WEANER.

APPLIOATION rILnn APB.18, 1913;

1,103,743. Patented July 14,191

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LEE R. DEHLER, OF GARY, INDIANA.

CAL'F-WEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented July 14., 1914.

Application filed April 18, 1913. Serial No. 762,052.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, LEE R. DEHLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gary, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Calf-l Veaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in means for Weaning calves or other animals, and resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a view illustrating the improvement in applied position, Fig. 2 is a view of the device removed and illustrating the pricking member moved to contact with the animal, and Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates the improved weaner taken in its entirety. This weaner includes a split resilient ring which is designated by the numeral 1 and which has its ends terminating only a slight distance apart, while attached to the said ends are knobs 2. These knobs are adapted to be inserted within the nose of the animal and to engage with the wall between the nasal passages of the nose. The knobs 2 are so shaped as to inflict no injury when applied andin nowise interfere With the breathing of the animal. The split resilient ring 1 is centrally secured to the end of a housing 8, the said housing being in the form of a rectangular member, and having its opposite end connected with a bow-shaped spring 4. Each of the ends of the spring has pivotally connected thereto a link 5, and each of the free ends of the link is pivotally connected to a longitudinally extending pin member 6, the end of which, beyond the links 5 being provided with an enlarged fiat head 7 while the opposite end projects through the opening provided for its reception in the housing 8 only a comparatively short distance. The projecting end is sharpened, as at 8, and the bowed-spring 4 having its arms exerting an outward tension at all times tend to normally sustain the link 5 in a direct line with each other, so that the pin has its pointed end normally drawn to within the passage therefor provided in the housing 3, and its head extended a suitable distance from the said housing. Should the head 7 be forced into contact with any in the passage provided therefor in the housing.

From the above description, taken in con nection with the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device as well as the ad vantages thereof will, it is. thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A calf weaner, having an attaching element comprising a split ring, the ends of which being provided with knobs, a rectangular housing, said housing being extended to within the ring and having the said ring centrally connected with one of the edges of the housing, the housing being formed with a longitudinally extending passage, the end of the housing within the split ring having a bowed spring secured to one of the corners thereof, a pin arranged Within the passage of the housing and having one of its ends provided with a head, and link connections between the ends of the bow-shaped spring and the pin.

2. A device of the character described comprising a bow spring, a rectangular member provided with. a longitudinal bore connected to the center of said spring at one of its ends, the bore of said member being disposed at right angles to the bow spring at the connection of the spring with the said rectangular member, a pin guided by the bore of said rectangular member and being provided with an enlarged head, toggle members connected to the free ends of said bow spring and to said pin adjacent its ends, said device adapted to be held upon the head of the calf so that the pin may prick the same when said enlarged head is pressed.

3. A device of the character described comprising a rectangular member having a longitudinal bore therein, a bow spring secured at the milddle thereof to one end of said rectangular member and having the free ends thereof extended toward the opposite end of said member,ja split ring having its'ends enlarged and being secured to said opposite end of the rectangular member at the middle thereof, the ends of said split ring disposed directly. toward the first mentioned end of said member, a pin adapted to be guided by the bore in said member, and the point thereof directed toward the ends of said split ring, an enlarged fiat head provided on the opposite end of said pin, and toggle members connected to the free ends a of said bow spring and connected to a porsqopies of this patent may be obtained for tion of said pin between said rectangular member and the head of said pin.

4. Ina calf weaner, a split resilient ring having its ends provided with knobs,.a housing, said ring being centrally secured to one of the ends of the housing, a bow shaped spring secured to the opposite end of the housing, said spring having its ends provided with pivoted links, a longitudinallv disposed pin having one of its ends passing through a passage in the housing, and its opposite end provided with a head, and said pin being pivotally connected with links.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. LEE R. DEHLER Witnesses: I

WILLIAM H. Show, DONALD H. McKnNzm.

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